PatientFYI: Whether you’re preparing for Valentines Day or are just in the mood for some love, you’re probably fully aware of the connection between the state of your mouth and the quality of your kisses. Still, a little reminder never hurts. Here’s the skinny on getting lucky without embarrassment (from your mouth, anyway)! read more…

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PatientFYI: Whether or not children receive regular dental care is strongly associated with their parents’ history of seeking dental care. A new report to appear in the journal Pediatrics, which has been released online, is the first to analyze the relationship between parents’ and children’s’ dental visits in a nationally representative sample.

“When parents don’t see the dentist, their children are much less likely to see the dentist,” says Inyang Isong, MD, MPH, of the MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, the study’s lead author. “It looks like strategies to promote oral health should focus on the whole family.” The result of this study is clear. To set the pattern of good dental care for their children, parents need to set the example of regular dental care for themselves. Parents, you’re children are watching!

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Hi – I’m looking at having my teeth whitened and would like to know if I can get as good of results from using a product at home or if I should have a dentist do it for me? Any responses with guidance from someone that knows what they are talking about would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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